Aleksander & Milam: chris pratt is from Seattle and does charity work here; he is a good serious actor as well as hunk. of course, i like Rocket Raccoon. taken in Washington State, wearing my saola shirt.
Aleksander & Milam: wonderful trail we hiked just below Mount Baker which is just below the Canadian border with Washington
Aleksander & Milam: Mount Baker National Forest, Washington
Aleksander & Milam: Mount Baker is the second biggest volcano in Washington. it sits on the border with Canada and some of thee lakes straddle the border.
Aleksander & Milam: lighthouse at Ebey's Landing National Historical Park on Puget Sound, Washington
Aleksander & Milam: spring in Washington State begins in February and goes full-steam into June
Aleksander & Milam: spring in Seattle !
Aleksander & Milam: Seattle. we are just to the left of Lake Union on the hill
Aleksander & Milam: downtown Bellevue and Lake Washington with the Cascade Mountains. after Seattle and Tacoma, Bellevue is the 3rd biggest city here;University of Washington in foreground.
Aleksander & Milam: the Snow Leopard Foundation has its national offices in the same building as Mature Friends; our zoo here has snow leopards and participates in conservation work in asia to help them, Seattle.
Aleksander & Milam: May was peak month for rhodies blooming EVERYWHERE ! Seattle.
Aleksander & Milam: extensive gardens of the Good Shepherd Center where Mature Friends meets; Seattle . we got a garden tour and a historic tour of the building.
Aleksander & Milam: our home, Melrose Terrace Co-op, in spring
Aleksander & Milam: a nearby rhodie; we have several in our garden as well. Seattle.
Aleksander & Milam: an art installation in Seattle
Aleksander & Milam: at Cal Anderson Park near our home in Seattle , in my indricotherium shirt
Aleksander & Milam: at our park, Cal Anderson, named for the gay senator here, Seattle
Aleksander & Milam: Bruce at the fountain at Cal Anderson Park near our home; this was the first sunny warm day of the year ( it nearly was 80 degrees ! ) so tons of people out and about.
Aleksander & Milam: Rys hides from the summer sun as a true Seattle-ite and refugee from the south
Aleksander & Milam: Lambert House is for GLBT teens and does lots of good work in social services and supportive counseling, a few blocks from us. Seattle.
Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks, Washington 5-2017 one of our many large slugs
Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks 5-2017 (13) we visited 3 state parks ( Rasar, Steelhead, and Rockport ) plus Mount Baker National Forest for a great day in the mountains and foothills.
Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks 5-2017 (19) fiddleheads popping up. lots of ferns, moss, and mushrooms in our forests, Washington State.
Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks , Washington 5-2017 (25) in the foothills with rainforest and conifers
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Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks 5-2017 (31) on the west slopes of the Cascades in Washington , the rainforest continues strong
Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks 5-2017 (33) Rockport State Park, Washington
Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks 5-2017 (34) we see lots of chipmunks in city parks as well as in the forests, Washington State
Aleksander & Milam: North Cascades Parks 5-2017 (35) martens in the forests of Washington; i saw a wild one in Mount Rainier NP.
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